KDOW
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| City | Palo Alto, California |
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| Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Branding | Wall Street Business Network |
| Slogan | "The Bay Area's Business Leader" |
| Frequency | 1220 kHz |
| First air date | 1949 |
| Format | Financial News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 145 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 65485 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°29′4″N 122°8′4″W / 37.48444°N 122.13444°WCoordinates: 37°29′4″N 122°8′4″W / 37.48444°N 122.13444°W |
| Former callsigns | KIBE (1949-1984) KDFC (1984–1997) KBPA (1997–1999) KBZS (1999–2001) KSFB (2001–2004) KNTS (2004–2008) |
| Affiliations | Wall Street Business Network Bloomberg Radio Salem Radio Network |
| Owner |
Salem Media Group (SCA-Palo Alto, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KFAX, KTRB |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.kdow.biz |
KDOW (1220 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a financial news/talk format, featuring mostly brokered programming. Licensed to Palo Alto, California, United States, the station serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The station is owned by the Salem Media Group (SCA-Palo Alto, LLC). Its slogan is "The Bay Area's Business Leader."
The station's studios and offices are on Liberty Street in Fremont and its transmitter is in East Palo Alto west of the Dumbarton Bridge. KDOW broadcasts at 5,000 watts during the day. But because 1220 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A XEB in Mexico City, KDOW must reduce power at night to 145 watts. The station had obtained a construction permit from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for a power increase to 50,000 watts both day and night. But the permit expired in July 2012.
The station first signed on in 1947 as KIBE. It was a daytime only station operating with 250 watts, simulcasting the classical music programming of KDFC-FM. It was owned and operated by Millard Kibbe. It became known as KDFC-AM on March 1, 1984. On August 29, 1997, the station changed its call sign to KBPA and then on February 15, 1999 the station became KBZS. On July 24, 2001, the station changed to KSFB. On July 1, 2004, the station became KNTS. On July 1, 2008, four years after becoming KNTS the station finally became known as KDOW, providing business news and financial advice programming 24/7.
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